Valkenburg, South Holland

Valkenburg
Valkenburg from the Oude Rijn

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Location of former municipality Valkenburg
Coordinates: 52°10′47″N 4°25′54″E / 52.179722222222°N 4.4316666666667°E / 52.179722222222; 4.4316666666667Coordinates: 52°10′47″N 4°25′54″E / 52.179722222222°N 4.4316666666667°E / 52.179722222222; 4.4316666666667
Country Netherlands
Province Zuid Holland
Municipality Katwijk
Population (2006) 3,900

Valkenburg ([ˈvɑlkə(m)bʏr(ə)x] ( listen)) is a village and former municipality in the province of South Holland, in the western Netherlands. Valkenburg is now part of the municipality Katwijk and had a population of 3,900 in 2006.[1]

On 1 January 2006, Valkenburg and Rijnsburg were merged into the municipality of Katwijk. The former municipality of Valkenburg had about 3878 inhabitants (1 June 2005) and a surface area of 15.74 km2 (6.08 sq mi) of which 0.23 km2 (0.09 sq mi) is water.

On the second Wednesday in September there is a horse market, the oldest in the Netherlands.[2] 2010 marked its 1066th year of operation.

The former Valkenburg Naval Air Base, which was situated here since 1936, was closed in 2006.

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References

  1. ↑ CBS, 2006
  2. ↑ http://www.demart.nl/page6.aspx Op 8 september 2010 viert Valkenburg de 1066e editie van Neerlands Oudste Paardenmarkt


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